I think it depends on the individual/couple. Not everyone wants/can have a kid/kids. That's fine. That's why there are so many kids waiting to be adopted. What we should be doing, anyway. Instead of making more, while homeless kids wait and get kicked out once they hit 18.Tiago Simões wrote:I still feel this subject is being discussed with too little attention to the large scale patterns.
Even Paul's quote turned into a meme, while entirely true in a strict sense, only remains true in its proper context: yes, one human can change into a net positive force for the planet, but that argument breaks down at some point. 500 trillion humans, no matter how permie-esque they try to be, simply can't fit in this planet. Especially not if they still want some places to remain "zone 5".
So yes, some of us, like Josh, live in places with few other humans. Others, like me, can't reach a single trace of actual wildlife in a thousand mile radius.
But what was Paul's post about, really? Does it have a single answer, or like so many other things, "it depends"?